The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

"Indecent gift!"

Fang Yun felt a magical power spread throughout his body. That power seemed to be the highest rule in the world, making Fang Yun involuntarily bend down to hold a pen and write on a blank piece of paper.

These four words were obviously very simple, but Fang Yun found that there was an invisible and majestic force preventing him from writing these four words. It seemed that as long as he finished writing these four words, he would be crushed to pieces by that force.

Fang Yun knew that this was a test of scriptures and meanings, which was far more unique than asking for holy words and poems.

Fang Yun took a deep breath, and the origin of this sentence came to his mind.

"Mencius Li Lou Zhang Sentences 2", Mencius said: "The etiquette that is not etiquette and the meaning that is not righteous are not allowed to be done by adults."

Fang Yun slowly put pen to paper and wrote the four words "indecent gift" on the paper. After writing the last word, it was like piercing a layer of window paper.

A thunderous sound exploded in Fang Yun's ears.

"What is etiquette?"

Fang Yun was stunned for a moment, thinking that ritual is actually a general term. It can refer to the system of the entire society, or to the norms of personal moral behavior, or to books such as "Book of Rites" and "Zhou Li", or it can be specific. When it comes to weddings and funerals, it seems simple to answer directly what etiquette is, but it is also a difficult task.

Even Qishu Tiandi couldn't help him answer this question. At this time, Fang Yun could only answer based on his study these days.

"Etiquette is the rule." Fang Yun replied calmly.

The invisible power suddenly disappeared. Fang Yun looked down and saw that the words on the paper were still there and breathed a sigh of relief. This meant that he had passed the first level of the Jingyi subject and could take the formal exam.

As soon as Fang Yun sat down, he heard loud crying not far away, but the crying suddenly disappeared, as if it was blocked by something.

"It seems that someone gave wrong answers, or was too nervous because of the first test of the classics, and the mental fluctuations were too high, which led to the disqualification of the exam. The imperial examination test and writing the classics at home are not the same thing." Fang Yun Thinking in his mind, he placed the page with "Indecent Gift" on the upper left, then took out a blank page and placed it in front of him.

The question only has four words, and the meaning of a scripture is no more than a thousand words at most, but it takes a whole day to take the test, which shows that it is difficult to write the meaning of the scripture.

Fang Yun thought to himself: "Indecent etiquette can only be interpreted literally, and can simply be understood as being inconsistent with the rules. And this question is a very tricky question."

"The original sentence is 'Illegal etiquette, unjust meaning, your Excellency cannot do anything about it'. If I only explain 'indecent etiquette', even though I won't 'commit' it, I will definitely fall behind. No matter how good the writing is, it will not be done." There will be no good grades. If it involves "unrighteousness" and is well written, it will naturally get a good rating. But if there is a slight problem, it will be "committed" and will be directly classified as the lowest grade. The name is lost in Sun Mountain.”

"In order to avoid making mistakes, others can only write about etiquette and not about righteousness, but if I want to compete for talents, I must focus on etiquette and involve righteousness. So, how should I solve the problem so that I can skillfully combine the words "inappropriate etiquette" and "inappropriate etiquette" "Improper meaning" is connected, and at the same time, "indecent etiquette" is also explained? "

Fang Yun was stumped for a while, because it was not difficult to write the meaning of the scriptures, but it was really difficult to write it down.

Moreover, the sentence "Unruly etiquette and unjust righteousness should not be done by adults" has been explained by different great Confucian scholars, and the interpretations are also different.

Among them, the explanations of "unruly etiquette, unrighteous meaning" are similar, and can be interpreted as "an act that does not conform to the norms and rules, and an act of justice that does not conform to the moral principles". However, there are three different explanations for "the adults cannot do this". One is " "Adults don't do it", one is "people with high moral standards don't do it", and the other is "people with high status don't do it".

Fang Yun thought to himself: "The three types of people are different, so the angles for explaining 'indecent etiquette' will be different. When I give examples and demonstrate later, the examples given must be different. One step is wrong, and the next step is wrong. Even if the three explanations are all right, it is still wrong." There must be a distinction between superior and inferior.”

When Fang Yun was reading "Mencius" and various commentaries, he had considered that in order to explain the word "adult", he must contact the previous text.

"This sentence comes from the sixth section of "Mencius Li Lou Chapter 2", and there is a fifth section before it, which says that the king should pay attention to benevolence and righteousness. So the next sentence obviously cannot superficially think that the adult is an adult. People, and talking about people with high moral character and respect is not a response, it is obviously people with high status.”

"The most important thing is that 'indecent etiquette' is obviously aimed at the makers and executors of the rules. If adults are simply interpreted as adults, then the previous article can also be written as 'indecent act', etc., and Mencius is a sub-sage. Since it is said that it is an 'indecent act', it must be different from an 'indecent act'."

Fang Yun thought about it and quickly determined that this sentence was Mencius's warning to the makers and executors of rules not to exercise norms that are not in line with the rules and not to do righteous deeds that are not in line with morality.

Fang Yun suddenly clapped his hands and laughed when he thought of this.

"I know it!"

"What is an inappropriate etiquette? Since it is a rule, why is it inconsistent with the norm? Therefore, the key point of these four words is to first determine under what circumstances a etiquette is a etiquette, and under what circumstances it is not a etiquette!"

Fang Yun felt as if he had received a gift of talent, and his eyes suddenly became brighter.

So Fang Yun began to think hard.

Soon, Fang Yun was stumped again. Although it was easy to solve the problem, the idea was different.

"Since the 'sir' I identify is a person in a high position, the maker and enforcer of rules, then 'indecent etiquette' must be elevated to the imperial court's governance or the policy of the Holy Court. After all, half of the Holy Court has If you write about their "indecent etiquette", you may be shocked to death by their literary courage. Therefore, it is best to write about the imperial court. "

"It's a good thing to have a direction. However, if you want to write a first-class scripture and overwhelming others with an absolute advantage, you must do what Feng Yuanjun said and write some concepts or ideas that are 'astonishing'. However, these ideas must To conform to the trend of the world, it will be possible in the future. Fortunately, this aspect is not difficult for me.”

"So, what should we choose to explain the 'indecent gift'?"

Fang Yun was so anxious thinking about it that he couldn't make up his mind until lunch time.

After lunch, I kept thinking about 1:30 in the afternoon. Fang Yun finally got inspiration and kept writing on the blank page. Finally, several words appeared multiple times.

"Ancient and modern", "concession", "inheritance", "monarch", "election"...

Fang Yun looked at these words and thought: "Besides time, what else can change etiquette? For a country, what etiquette is more important than the political system? So, I will write this based on the changes in political systems in ancient and modern times. The meaning of the scripture! Abdication is an ancient etiquette, but for today, it is against the rules and is an inappropriate etiquette; while hereditary inheritance is an etiquette now, and I am afraid it will also be an indecent etiquette in the future."

"This is the trend of history, and even the saints cannot change it. Therefore, this idea is not only correct, but it must be an 'amazing statement' for the current Holy Yuan Continent. However, I cannot write down the specific system for future generations, as long as Just point out some characteristics of the political system of later generations, which are in line with the etiquette of the future! Don’t write too much or too comprehensively, otherwise it will inevitably lead to disaster.”

“At the same time, the unjust meaning must also be included.”

Fang Yun wrote and drew on the paper again, and finally decided to write this sutra based on the changes in ancient and modern political systems.

Fang Yun picked up his pen and chose a blank page to write the question.

"People in ancient times regarded this as etiquette, but I must follow it now, but it may not be consistent with the ancient etiquette; people in ancient times regarded this as righteousness, but I must follow it now, but this may not be consistent with the ancient meaning."

After Fang Yun finished writing the last word "ye", the entire liberal arts college and the Confucian Temple suddenly shook slightly, and then a terrifying force that no one noticed came to Fang Yun's examination room silently.

Fang Yun was extremely happy because after he picked up the pen, the talent on the entire page was not "rising slowly and increasing" like ordinary poetry, but "rolling and rising", and the talent was as if it was alive. At the same time, the page actually began to float.

"This is a vision that can only be seen in the Zhenguo, Chuantianxia!" Fang Yun just had this thought in his mind, the rising talent disappeared, and the page fell back to the table like a deflated ball.

"This..." Fang Yun panicked. There are two possibilities for this situation, one possibility is excellent, and the other possibility is terrible.

"what to do?"

Fang Yunzai looked at the page carefully, and then blew gently. The page was blown, but there was no abnormality.

The poems and prose that govern the country weigh a hundred kilograms, while the poems and prose that are spread throughout the world weigh ten thousand kilograms. If it were not the original author, at least a bachelor would be able to pick it up, and people below a bachelor's degree would not be able to lift it at all. Only when the pages of poetry and prose passed down to the world are placed in the box made by the "Floating Wooden Cloud" in the demon world, can others hold the box and read it.

"That's weird! If this is not an article that is spread all over the world, it is not a very good possibility. If it is a very bad possibility, I will already be dead."

Fang Yun didn't dare to write. He thought hard and never understood its meaning. Finally, he realized that he didn't have much time. If he didn't write it, he wouldn't be able to finish it.

"That's it! The article I wrote is the human experience of another world. Even if it conflicts with this world, it will never cause a catastrophe. If my article really causes a catastrophe, the semi-saints will stop it. It’s impossible for me to continue writing.”

After thinking about it, Fang Yun picked up the pen again and wrote the "Maozi" part after solving the problem.

"What matters in the world..."

After writing Maozi, Fang Yun began to use political reform as an example. This time he was more careful than before, for fear of writing something too shocking and causing major changes.

Fang Yun wrote slowly, and after writing the last word, nothing happened.

"call……"

Fang Yun let out a long breath. The pressure just now was too great. If he wrote ideas that conflicted with the holy way of this world, he might be punished by the Holy Spirit. That would be terrible.

"Since this article can be written successfully, it means that there will be no problem. I have seen a longer period of human history, and used their experiences to write this scripture. If this level of knowledge is not as good as Tong Li's, I might as well commit suicide. "

Fang Yun carefully checked the meaning of this scripture, word by word, and checked it five times before giving up.

"Dong dong dong..."

The drums sounded, and the government examination was over.